Y 4.67414.D 07 HANDLING OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS IN THE SENATE HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 9, 1978 PART 2 Printed for the use of the Committee on Governmental Affairs Page 1 FEBRUARY 9, 1978 Hon. Dick Clark, a U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa__. Ronald H. Brown, cochair, coalition for Equal Employment in Congress, representing National Urban League; Ĉapitol Hill's Political Caucus; American Civil Liberties Union; American Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities; Americans for Democratic Action; Common Cause; Dis- ability Rights Center; Disabled Women's Caucus; Leage of Women Voters; NAACP Legal Defense Fund; National Organization for Women; National Council of Senior Citizens; Public Citizens Congress Watch; Women's Equity Action League; and Women's Lobby; ac- companied by Mildred Jeffrey, Chair, National Women's Political Caucus; Regina O'Leary, member National Board, League of Women Voters of the United States; and Debby Kaplan, Director of Disability Rights Center, also on behalf of the American Coalition of Citizens Poor Example, from Des Moines Tribune, March 25, 1977_ Do-Nothing on Bias, from Des Moines Register, October 29, 1977.. Letter to Senator Ribicoff from Ruth C. Clusen, president, League of Wo- Legal analysis of various questions with regard to a draft resolution to implement Senate Standing Rule L, prepared by The Library of Con- 60 American for Indian Opportunity, LaDonna Harris, president, June 8, Women's Lobby, Inc., Kim E. Heebner, director of employment issues, American Speech and Hearing Association, Kenneth O. Johnson, Ph.D. National Retired Teachers Association, Harriet Miller, executive The National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc., Leonard P. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Clarence Mitchell, director, Washington Bureau, June 15, 1977, with en- Letter to the Committee on Governmental Affairs from American Arbitra- Analysis of Davis v. Passman, The Liberty of Congress, Congressional Research Service, by Thomas B. Ripy, legislative attorney, American The committee met at 10 a.m. in room 3302 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building; Hon. John Glenn presiding. Present: Senators Glenn, Percy, and Humphrey. Staff members present: Marilyn Harris, executive administrator and professional staff member; Marietta Burckett, staff assistant; Constance B. Evans, counsel to the minority; Martha Weisz, special assistant, and Reginald Gillian, legislative assistant to Senator Glenn. Senator GLENN. I call to order the Governmental Affairs Committee. Good morning. Before we begin, I want to take a moment to remember the late Senator Lee Metcalf, who took a leadership role in Governmental Affairs Committee action on finding a way to combat discrimination in the Senate. Senator Metcalf had a long and consistent record of leadership in the areas of civil rights and equal employment opportunities. We shall sorely miss him personally, as our colleague, and as a leader for human rights. I'm glad to welcome here today Senator Clark, who has also been instrumental in advocating equal employment rights in the Senate, Ronald H. Brown, who is vice president of the National Urban League and is also testifying in behalf of the Coalition for Equal Employment in Congress, Mrs. Mildred Jeffrey, who chairs the National Women's Political Caucus, Regina O'Leary, who is from my home State of Ohio and is a member of the national board of the League of Women Voters of the United States and Ms. Debby Kaplan, who is the director of the Disability Rights Center and is also here representing the Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities. We welcome you all here this morning and apologize for the change in schedule which caused us to have to delay this important hearing for nearly a I have a statement which I would like to make and then we will hear from our witnesses. week. OPENING STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN GLENN This morning we continue our hearings on providing strong antidiscrimination protections and full equal opportunity within Congress, specifically within the U.S. Senate. The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with recommending ways to fully and effectively implement Rule L of the recently approved Code of Official Conduct (1) |